Song: "Lie To Me"
Album: "Random Lights" 

Music, Performance, and Lyrics By: 
DeLong, Czajka, Hooper, Williams, & Crobar 

Produced, Mixed, & Engineered By:
Jim Stewart 


Recorded At: 
Lava Room Recording, White Out Audio, & Jim Stewart Recording 
In Cleveland, Ohio 

Mastered By:
Dan Millice at Engine Room Audio, NYC 

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© Copyright 2014 DeLong,Czajka, Hooper, Williams, Crobar 
All Rights Reserved, Unauthorized Duplication Is Prohibited By Federal Law and Subject To Criminal Prosecution 


Lie To Me

Random Lights

According to lead singer Dale DeLong, a good song "stops you in your tracks and paralyzes you for a moment," and Roman Candle passes that test. Although the song immediately sounds like an energetic, summery pop tune, the lyrics tell a different story:

"When I was 13, I went to see the fireworks, and during the display a girl my exact age was killed by one of the fireworks that fell over. I saw it shoot across the grass with my own eyes, and it could've very easily been me. The first verse - "stand back, they're gonna light it" - those could have been the last words she heard that night. This was an innocent girl who just wanted to see some beautiful colors as she looked up at at the sky that night. Writing this song, I started thinking about how the fireworks didn't stop after the accident, people kept on laughing and talking and enjoying their night, including me. So inside of this three minute pop song, I finally got to empathize with this girl and her family and say 'I'm sorry I cared so much about whatever I was doing to not stop and really truly feel what happened that night' - and the song reflects that contrast between a really happy, festive moment and this serious thing that happened."

Through high school friendships, two Craig's List ads (Musicians Wanted, not Missed Connections), and a few years of trial and error, OTTAWA was born on Cleveland's west side in the winter of 2014. Since then, lead singer Dale DeLong, guitarists Will Hooper and Tim Czajka, drummer Steve Crobar and bassist Chris Williams have developed a sound described by Cleveland Plain Dealer reporter Troy Smith as "a brand of garage pop that merges elements of indie-rock, blues and new wave that's quite melodic and hypnotizing."

After the release of Roman Candle on 01 July, Ottawa will embark on an eight-city tour spanning Northeast.

Dale DeLong: Vocals
Will Hooper: Guitar
Tim Czajka: Guitar
Steve Crobar: Drums
Chris Williams: Bass

Additional Instrumentation by Jim Stewart
Lyrics by Dale DeLong
Music & Performance by Ottawa
Produced, Mixed and Engineered by Jim Stewart
Recorded at Crushtone Studios & Jim Stewart Recording in Cleveland, Ohio
Mastered by Dan Millice at Engine Room Audio, NYC
Photo by Dominic Jurcisek, Design by Paul Eaton

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Roman Candle

Track Information:

Publishing: 
-LISTEN TO OTTAWA LLC Original Publisher 833706438 ASCAP 
(Ownership 75%)
-MUSIC BY LISTEN TO OTTAWA LLC Original Publisher 892703509 BMI (Ownership 25%)

Writers & Ownership:
-BARNES, JEREMY R Composer/Author 687997447 BMI 
(25% Ownership)
-CZAJKA, TIMOTHY KEVIN Composer/Author 760595616 ASCAP 
(25% Ownership)
-DELONG, DALE ANTHONY Composer/Author 760595812 ASCAP 
(25% Ownership)
-HOOPER, WILLIAM CHRISTIAN Composer/Author 760596221 ASCAP 
(25% Ownership)

Track(s) Notes:
-All Instrumental and Main Tracks Mastered by: 
Dan Millice at Engine Room Audio NYC

"Friends" & "Wrong:"

-Mixing and Additional Production by: Tim Palmer 
-Produced by: Matt Goldman 
-Recorded at: Glow In The Dark Studios Atlanta, Georgia

"No More Love Songs" & "The Good Kind":

-Mixed by: Mark Needham 
-Produced by: Matt Goldman 
-Recorded at: Glow In The Dark Studios Atlanta, Georgia

"Strangers" & "Undercover":

-Mixed by: Matt Goldman 
-Produced by: Matt Goldman 
-Recorded at: Glow In The Dark Studios Atlanta, Georgia

Released by:
Listen To Ottawa, LLC

Copyright 2018 Barnes, Czajka, DeLong, Hooper 
Listen To Ottawa, LLC

Strangers

No More Love Songs

Undercover

Wrong

Friends

Copyright 2018 Barnes, Czajka, DeLong, Hooper 
Listen To Ottawa, LLC 
Produced by Matt Goldman 
Mixed By Matt Goldman 
Mastered by Dan Millice

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